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Blue Fox Vibrax Minnow Spin
Better-Fishing.com Ratings:
Action
Action Rating
14/20
 
Versatility
Versatility Rating
15/20
 
Durability
Durability Rating
16/20
 
Value
Value Rating
17/20
 
 
Color
Color Rating
2/5
 
Flash
Flash Rating
3/5
 
Noise
Noise Rating
0/5
 
Scent
Scent Rating
0/5
 
Overall Score:
Excellent 67/100
 
 
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Blue Fox® Vibrax® Minnow Spin

Target Species: Trout
Also Good For: Largemouth Bass, Sunfishes, Crappie

The Vibrax Minnow Spin by Blue Fox is a small lure and is essentially a modified in-line spinner with a molded, crankbait style body. For our reviews we used two colors: Spotted (Trout) and Fire Tiger in the 1/8 oz. size.

First Impressions

Even with the added crankbait body style, the Vibrax Minnow seems lighter than most in-line spinners of similar size. Despite the light weight, we found the lure to be well-constructed and the paint to be well detailed and high-quality. The lure is assembled with a slightly disproportionate-size single treble hook which, due to its larger size, leads us to believe this small lure can catch decent fish.

Fishing the Bait

Right away, we realized the lure casts very light requiring close monitoring of the line as wind knots can occur frequently if you don't pay attention. Second thing we noticed was that once you learned to handle the light cast, this lure gets hit by anything and everything. Primarily a shallow water lure, the spinner moves freely even at slow speeds and is excellent over shallow flats, shorelines and in streams.

Take this spinner into bluegill shallows during the early summer and you could easily land a bucketful if you wanted to.

I fished the Spotted Trout color off a neighbor's fishing dock one quiet, sunny Sunday afternoon in June and had to quit because of fatigue. I had more hits than not per cast, and landed some HUGE bluegills with a juvenile largemouth (8-12") on every 4th or 5th catch!

Being such an light lure makes the Vibrax Minnow Spin excellent for tight shallows and stream fishing. I have the most fun fishing this lure just downstream of two local dams where the wash meets the river. Cast this spinner just down water of the wash and you'll no doubt find trout and bass eagerly tugging at your line if they are there.

Review Summary

The Vibrax Minnow by Blue Fox is certainly well worth purchasing for shallow water. As with any light-weight lure, careful line monitoring is required to avoid wind knots, but once you get past that you'll find yourself using this lure time and time again. We also give this spinner additional points for durability and quality of construction. It's become a go-to in my tacklebox for shallow water, and in fact it is a permanent fixture — I take at least one with me wherever I fish. That said, the spinner continues to spin freely and all paint remains.

UPDATE: I added the larger sizes as well in all colors. Firetiger in 1/4 oz. will land Largemouth 5 lbs. plus and is absolute money on gloomy, rainy days! Awesome!

 
 
 
 
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